Lester is a town in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States.

[6] The town is situated along Surveyor Creek, which is part of the Coal River watershed, and is concentrated around the intersection of state routes 97 and 305.

The latter highway connects the town with the Beckley area a few miles to the east.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.50 square miles (1.29 km2), all land.

[7] At the 2010 census there were 348 people, 143 households, and 95 families living in the town.

The racial makeup of the town was 79.81% White, 19.88% African American, and 0.31% from two or more races.